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Discrimination-free workplace for women workers in RMG

Published : Saturday, 28 December, 2024 at 12:00 AM  Count : 1139
Women\'s Own Desk
Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday said that discrimination-free workplace was essential for the protection of women workers in the readymade garment factories.

The made the remark at the discussion titled Learning Together: A Gender Justice Journey at the BRAC Centre Inn in Mohakhali.
In association with the European Union, Shojag Coalition organised the discussion under the project titled Promoting Gender Justice for Women Workers in the Readymade Garment Sector.
The discussion also addressed various issues related to safe workplace for women workers, including harassment-free transport, ensuring wages during maternity leave, and receiving complaint about sexual harassment and implement labour laws at the RMG sector.  

The discussion also reviewed three-year activities of Shojag Coalition, which works at 25 RMG factories in Dhaka, Gazipur and Tangail to create leadership regarding advocating women's safety.

Programme manager of governance and human rights at the EU delegation to Bangladesh Laila Jasmin Banu, executive director of Karmajeebee Nari and member of Women Affairs Reform Commission Sunzida Sultana, coordinator of the Gender-Based Violence Cluster at UNFPA Rumana Khan, country director of Christian Aid Bangladesh Nuzhat Jabin, among others, spoke at the discussion.    

Christian Aid Bangladesh's MEAL specialist Shafiqua Nawrin Oishi said that not interfering with internal management, Promoting Gender Justice for Women Workers in the Readymade Garment Sector was developing infrastructure to receive complain, including sexual harassment and create awareness on safe workplace for women.

She also added that 475 RMG workers received training on gender-based violence in workplaces under this project. 
  
'There is a tendency to address grievances verbally. Factories often fail to document complaints as they believe it could negatively affect their audit outcomes,' said Taposh Barua, programme manager of Ethical Trading Limited.

Action Aid deputy manager Mohammad Maruf Hosain said, 'The number of women in mid-level management positions in the RMG industry is very low. Most women are employed as sewing machine operators.'

Sunzida Sultana mentioned that Gender Platform Bangladesh would propose a law on the prevention of gender-based violence in workplaces to the government. 'Additionally, the International Labour Organisation has incorporated GBV into its occupational safety and health guidelines, creating new opportunities to address GBV in workplaces.'


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